Hi Managers,

Beginning with this next Associations tournament, we will be making changes to how you’re matched up against opponents.

We’ve heard from a lot of you regarding this and received a lot of feedback and suggestions. We are making these changes to encourage fair play and close loopholes to improve the experience for Managers.

From this upcoming tournament, matchmaking will take into account your team’s quality over the course of a period. This means that how your quality looks in all competitions (League, CL/SL, Cup and FA) will affect your draw.

We’ve accounted for the beginning of the season and the space in which you’re working on your clubs into this improvement, so fear not.

We are currently exploring other improvements to the FA experience and will communicate any changes as soon as possible.

Please as ever keep the feedback coming.

Thanks for your understanding, and good luck in the tournaments!

*Edited for clarity*